• Beekeeping talk, 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, community garden at Kenmore Boulevard and Ira Avenue, Akron. Bring a chair. Free. Part of the Talking in the Garden series, co-sponsored by Akron Summit Community Action and Little Mike’s Corner Store. 330-572-8304.

• Native plant talk, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Akron-Summit County Main Library, 60 S. High St., Akron. Presentation by Doug Tallamy, an authority on the importance of native plants and biodiversity and author of Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife With Native Plants. Sponsored by Friends of Metro Parks, the Metro Parks Foundation and the Akron-Summit County Public Library. Free. www.friendsofmetroparks.org or 330-865-1027.

Submit notices of classes, programs and events two weeks in advance to mbrecken@thebeaconjournal.com or Home and Garden News, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron, OH 44309-0640. Please include name and phone number. All events must be open to the public.